Title EDC, California Educ. Code

A “diversified” or “liberal arts” program is any program that has been approved by the commission on the basis of standards adopted by the commission. (a) An approved program shall consist of a minimum of 84 semester units, or equivalent quarter units, including, but not limited …

The minimum day in an opportunity school or opportunity class is 180 minutes. A pupil may be enrolled in an opportunity program for not less than a class period of the school, nor more than 179 minutes per day. Attendance for a pupil enrolled in an opportunity program shall be cr…

The governing board of any school district, shall, on the complaint of any person, make full and impartial investigation of all charges against any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any child, for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. (En…

If it appears upon investigation that any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any child has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of the board of education, except as provided in Section 48292, or the clerk of the board of trustee…

In counties, cities, and cities and counties, and in school districts having an attendance supervisor, the attendance supervisor shall make and file the complaint provided for by this article and shall see that the charge is prosecuted by the proper authorities. (Enacted by Stats…

(a) Any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any pupil who fails to comply with this chapter, unless excused or exempted therefrom, is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as follows: (1) Upon a first conviction, by a fine of not more than one hu…

All fines paid as penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, when collected or received, be paid over by the court or officer receiving them to the treasurer of the city, county, or city and county, in which the offense was committed, to be placed…

Any judge of the superior court, in the county in which the school district is located, or in which the offense is committed, has jurisdiction of offenses committed under this article. A juvenile court has jurisdiction of a violation of Section 48293 as provided by Section 601.4 …

No fees shall be charged or received by any court or officer in any proceeding under this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) (1) A state or local agency conducting a truancy-related mediation or prosecuting a pupil or a pupil’s parent or legal guardian pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 48260), this article, Section 48454, Section 270.1 or 272 of the Penal Code, or Section 601 of the We…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) There are profound personal and financial implications for Californians associated with the average life expectancy steadily increasing toward 100 years of age. (2) The savings rate among “boomers” continues to drop…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish educational requirements in order to instill in California’s youth a sense of importance about lifelong financial planning and preparation, including, among other things, the costs of health care, in a much…

Concurrently with, but not prior to, the next revision of textbooks or curriculum frameworks in the social sciences, health, and mathematics curricula, the state board shall ensure that these academic areas integrate components of human growth, human development, and human contri…

Notwithstanding Section 51284, when the history-social science curriculum framework is revised after January 1, 2017, the Instructional Quality Commission shall consider including both of the following: (a) Age-appropriate information for grade spans, as listed in paragraphs (1) …

The following individuals or organizations may order instructional materials from lists adopted by the state board: (a) The head of any state institution offering instruction in the elementary grades, or giving instruction in the teaching of elementary subjects. (b) Governing boa…

The state board shall make available copies of adopted textbooks and other state adopted print materials in large print and other accessible media for pupils enrolled in the elementary schools whose visual acuity is 10/70 or less or who have other visual impairments making the us…

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall maintain a central clearinghouse-depository and duplication center for the design, production, modification, and distribution of Braille, large print, special recordings, and other accessible versions of instructional materials f…

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, higher educational institutions may establish and maintain child development programs on or near their respective campuses. Those higher educational institutions under contract with the State Department of Education for child care and …

A child development program established by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California pursuant to Section 66060 is encouraged to give priority to children of students who are single parents and who meet income criteria as e…

A child development center or preschool established pursuant to Section 66060 by the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and a child development center or preschool established pursuant to Section 66060 by the University of California is reque…

A community college district may enter into a lease or agreement with a city, county, or city and county for the joint occupancy, or a private education institution for its sole occupancy, of the real property and buildings of the district, in accordance with the provisions of th…

As used in this article, “building” includes onsite and offsite facilities, utilities and improvements which as agreed upon by the parties are appropriate for the proper operation or function of the building to be jointly occupied and used. It also includes the permanent improvem…

Prior to entering into a lease or agreement pursuant to this article, the community college district governing board shall determine that the proposed joint occupancy and use of district property or buildings will not interfere with the educational program or activities of any sc…

No such lease or agreement shall exceed a term of five years, but may be renewed on the same or different conditions at the end of such term. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) The Superintendent may approve and reimburse startup costs for contracts under this chapter or facilities in an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the expansion or increase of each agency’s total contract amount. Under no circumstances shall reimbursement for startup costs re…

(a) The department shall promote full utilization of California state preschool program funds and match available unused funds with identified service needs. Notwithstanding the requirements of Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the …

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop a plan and procedures for the allocation of expansion funding balances resulting from the prorata allocation of expansion for the partial year operations of new agencies. (b) The plan shall provide for the distribution of…

Unless specifically exempted by the Legislature, the administrative cost for all state-funded preschool programs and all federal programs administered by the state shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds provided for those programs. Eighty-five percent of these funds shall be us…

Each county shall, as a minimum, maintain the level of expenditure for child development services provided by the county during the 1970–71 fiscal year. These funds shall be used exclusively for child development programs and shall be considered unrestricted funds unless restrict…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that preschool programs have made valuable contributions towards ensuring that public assistance recipients will be able to accept and maintain employment or employment-related training. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Superi…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall publish the methodology and data used, including county-specific data if such data is used, for the allocation of preschool funds. The superintendent shall make this information available to the public, within 90 days of an allocatio…

(a) The department shall disburse augmentations to the base allocation for the expansion of preschool programs to promote equal access to preschool services across the state. (b) (1) In order to provide progress towards achieving access to full-day, full-year preschool services f…

This article shall be known as the California State University Educational Opportunity Act. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 263. Effective January 1, 1996.)

There is a state student assistance program known as the State University Educational Opportunity Program. It is the purpose of the program to provide educational assistance and grants for undergraduate study at the California State University to students who are economically dis…

California State University Educational Opportunity Program grants may be awarded to persons selected for enrollment in programs authorized by the trustees according to the procedures established by the trustees. A person selected for a grant shall be a resident of this state, sh…

Grants shall be provided for students who display potential for success in accredited curricula offered by the California State University, but lack the necessary funds to pay for tuition, books, and room and board, provided the students meet the standards of the state university…

Grants awarded pursuant to this article shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of a student, during his or her course of study, for tuition, books, and room and board in accordance with his or her needs as shall be determined by the trustees. No student shall be awarde…

The amount of the grant awarded pursuant to Section 89254 may be increased above the maximum amount specified in that section to the extent that the Legislature expressly makes funds available for purposes of this section in the budget for that fiscal year. (Added by Stats. 1995,…

Each high school or community college in this state may nominate to the trustees students it deems deserving of the grants made available under this article. The trustees shall compile a list of students so nominated from which it may select students for grants in accordance with…

Records of the academic progress of each student attending a campus of the California State University under a grant shall be kept by each campus of the California State University having a program and forwarded to the trustees in order that the program created by this article ma…

Each campus of the California State University may submit plans for a special educational opportunity program for approval by the trustees. Each program qualifying shall be authorized a program director and may be authorized as many special qualified counselors and advisers and t…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The San Joaquin Valley is the most populous region of the state without a University of California campus, and has one of the lowest rates of college participation of all regions in California. The San Joaquin Valley co…

The State Controller and his legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating to…

The authority shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any state department or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for said purpose. The Attorney General shall be the legal counsel for the authority, but …

A county superintendent of schools may establish a retiree benefit fund to accumulate restricted moneys from salary reduction agreements, other contributions for employee retirement benefit payments, or both. Moneys may be transferred to the fund from other funds by periodic expe…

Governing boards of school districts shall adopt instructional materials in accordance with the provisions of Section 60040. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1117, Sec. 1.)